PART 1: Reading Placement Assessments (Grades K - Middle School)If you are uncertain which assessment to administer, use this guideline:If your student is:

5 years old, give the Basic Phonics Assessment.

6 years old, give the Advanced Phonics Assessment.

7 years old, give Reading Assessment 1.

8 years old, give Reading Assessment 2 Part A and Part B.

9 years old, give Reading Assessment 3 Part A and Part B.

10 years old, give Reading Assessment 4 Part A and Part B.

11 years old, give Reading Assessment 5 Part A and Part B.

12 years old or higher, give Reading Assessment 6.

Reading Placement TestsBasic Phonics AssessmentTest and Answer key downloadThe Basic PhonicsWorks test assesses skills such as letter naming, writing letters, identifying beginning, middle, and ending sounds, short vowel knowledge, digraphs, and some basic sight words.Advanced Phonics AssessmentTest and Answer key downloadThe Advanced PhonicsWorks test assesses long vowel knowledge, sight words, reading words in sentences, writing sentences, and spelling.Reading Assessment 1Test and Answer key downloadReading Assessment 1 assesses your child's ability to read and understand text.The test consists of 25 sentences that are each missing a word. Your child will select the best word to fill in the blank.Directions for administering and scoring the tests and interpreting your child's score are included.Reading Assessment 2 Part ATest and Answer key downloadReading Assessment 2 Part A assesses your student's ability to read and understand text.The test consists of 25 sentences that are each missing a word. Your student will select the best word to fill in the blank.Directions for administering and scoring the tests and interpreting your student's score are included.Reading Assessment 2 Part BTest and Answer key downloadReading Placement Assessment 2 Part B contains short reading passages. Each reading selection is followed by a question, or questions, created using the objectives associated with the Grade 2 assessment items.Reading Assessment 3 Part ATest and Answer key downloadReading Assessment 3 Part A consists of sentences that are each missing a word. Your student will select the best word to fill in the blank.Directions for administering and scoring the tests and interpreting your student's score are included in the test booklet.Reading Assessment 3 Part BTest and Answer key downloadReading Assessment 3 Part B contains reading passages and poems similar to those found in the Grade 3 curriculum. Each reading selection is followed by a set of questions created using the objectives associated with the Grade 3 assessment items.Reading Assessment 4 Part ATest and Answer key downloadReading Assessment 4 Part A consists of sentences that are each missing a word. Your student will select the best word to fill in the blank.Directions for administering and scoring the tests and interpreting your student's score are included in the test booklet.Reading Assessment 4 Part BTest and Answer key downloadReading Assessment 4 Part B contains reading passages and poems similar to those found in the Grade 4 curriculum. Each reading selection is followed by a set of questions created using the objectives associated with the Grade 4 assessment items.Reading Assessment 5 Part ATest and Answer key downloadReading Assessment 5 Part A consists of sentences that are each missing a word. Your student will select the best word to fill in the blank.Directions for administering and scoring the tests and interpreting your student's score are included in the test booklet.Reading Assessment 5 Part BTest and Answer key downloadReading Placement Assessment 5 Part B contains reading passages similar to those found in the Grade 5 curriculum. Each reading selection is followed by a set of questions created using the objectives associated with the Grade 5 assessment items.Reading Assessment 6Test and Answer key downloadReading Assessment 6 consists of sentences that are each missing a word. Your student will select the best word to fill in the blank.Directions for administering and scoring the tests and interpreting your student's score are included in the test booklet.Reading Assessment 7Test and Answer key downloadReading Assessment 7 consists of sentences that are each missing a word. Your student will select the best word to fill in the blank.Directions for administering and scoring the tests and interpreting your student's score are included in the test booklet.

PART 2: Language Skills Placement Tests (Grades 3 - Middle School only)If you are uncertain which test to administer, use this guideline: